Where does “paist” come from?

paist (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic paistadak, from Proto-Finnic paa-.

paist (Livonian): shine; be visible; swell

Definitions

  1. shine; be visible; swell

Ancestry of “paist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpaistadakto shine; to bake, to roast, to fry
2Proto-Finnicpaa-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic paa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paistadak →
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